Education for Travelling Children

EDUCATION FOR TRAVELLING CHILDREN

Working closely together with the European Network for Traveller Education (ENTE), the European Circus Association promotes an adequate education for the children of travelling circuses. This includes developing and supporting e-learning and distance learning projects as well as setting up mobile schools specializing in the education of children in traveling circuses.

Vocational training is offered by several circus schools in Europe. In addition to training of typical circus skills and the preparation of new acts, certain schools also offer professional trainings for circus staff such as riggers or other technical specialists. The European Circus Association collaborates with the European Federation of Circus Schools (FEDEC) in support of these schools.

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Who are we?

The voice of the circus. Together we can save the future of
the circus.
The European Circus Association (ECA) was established to promote circus arts and culture, thereby protecting this important part of our shared cultural heritage. ECA believes that circus is universal and an ever changing form of arts which offers a broad variety of expression.
We believe that circus is one of the most popular forms of live entertainment. Initiated by the European Circus Association, the European Parliament adopted a resolution in 2005 recognizing the circus as a part of Europe’s culture.